Decision of the appeal.
Section 47
SEC. 47. Decision of the appeal. — If an appeal is taken from the decision of the municipal council in the manner provided for in the next preceding section, said council shall forward to the provincial board an excerpt from the minutes of said council relative to the proposed improvement and all other documents in connection therewith, within ten days after receipt of the notice of appeal. The provincial board shall designate the place and set a date which shall be within thirty days following receipt by the board of the documents from the municipal council, for the hearing of the appeal, giving both parties notice thereof. During the hearing of the appeal, the municipal council shall be represented and heard, and the provincial board shall examine de novo all point involved in the protest filed, and its decision thereon shall be final.